Tag Archives: children and technology

14Feb

Create your best Family Day!

Get ready to for your best Family Day yet! It's right around the corner! #NoPhoneFamilyDay is next Monday. 3 Things to Remember: 1. It's not all or nothing Does putting down the phone for the whole day seem inconceivable? No...

NoPhoneFamilyDay 2018

IT'S BACK... In 2017, we created #NoPhoneFamilyDay.Parents across Calgary took advantage of this movement and set an intention to leave the phones on the charger (for much of the day) and spent time together connecting, relaxing, exercising, sharing, playing and...

Social Media When?

One job of parents is to keep our children safe. As they age we move from monitoring their every move to teaching them how to keep themselves safe, shifting gradually through age-appropriate stages. We move from holding a toddler's hand...

3 Steps to School

You know it is coming... If you listen very carefully, you can hear the opening notes of the theme from Jaws playing in the back of your mind. Da...da. Da....da. Da.da.Da.da. Dadadada. The notes are getting closer together! The tension...

Somewhere in between

For the month of June, we've been focusing on the fact that #ThereIsAlwaysTime. Today, we want to remind you that, while it feels like there are only two choices: All or Nothing, there is almost always a third choice: Something...

How will you connect?

Summer provides us with a lot more time with the children. As we discussed last week, when kids are out of school, there may be up to 81 hours of "free time" for our kids each week (and this already...

[VIDEO] Creating a summer schedule for technology

Parenting expert Gail Bell explains how parents can make a summer technology plan for the kids and why it's important to do so. Today on Breakfast Television Calgary. [embedyt] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mG-nRywFYSg[/embedyt]

[VIDEO] Building Blocks for Parents – June 7, 2017

We invite you all to come and join us on June 7, 2017 for a fun, casual and inspiring evening for parents! We will be speaking to you about the five critical steps to your child's independence to allow them...

[VIDEO] Are we putting too much pressure on our kids?

Julie and Gail discuss their thoughts and attention to the intentions we have as parents to set up our kids for success. But are our intentions putting too much pressure on our kids to succeed? [embedyt] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eL0-Id9riW4[/embedyt]

Easier Bedtimes #RealTime

This month, we've highlighted ways that families can spend #RealTime together. Of course, there are many times throughout the day that this can happen. Today, we are focusing on bedtime. You know the importance of sleep for your family -...

When, Where and How?

#NoPhoneFamilyDay hit home with many families this week. We've heard from kids, parents, grandparents and non-parents about the realizations they had while disconnecting from social media on Family Day. Some people found it pretty easy to do, others found it...

Plans for #NoPhoneFamilyDay

It has been exciting to watch the spread of #NoPhoneFamilyDay over the last month! The two of us have been regularly stopped by friends and viewers only to have them confirm, "Our family is on board for Family Day!" As...

No Phone Family Day – Julie Freedman Smith on BT Calgary

For just one day, Julie Freedman Smith explains why ditching the technology, even for just one holiday, can be beneficial in creating a bond with your kids. [embedyt] http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tzF0zwPC1TE[/embedyt]

Awareness

Many years ago, we created our signature program: Parenting with a Plan. In it, we built 5 steps to help parents tackle any parenting challenge that they face. The very first step in Parenting with a Plan is Awareness. Awareness...

Technology in the bedroom

We need to start by thanking everyone for the wonderful response we've had about #NoPhoneFamilyDay! Please keep sharing our posts and tweets and spreading the word. Now, let's get back to today's message: In order to connect with ourselves (and...

Losing track of time

How much of our lives are lost to the phone? It's not uncommon to hear parents telling kids, "Hurry, hurry! There's no time to dawdle!" Many people feel that there just isn't enough time. A Global Web Index 2016 survey...

Which 2 friends will you tell?

We are excited to share some news with you! In partnership with the YMCA Calgary, we are starting a new movement: #NoPhoneFamilyDay That's right - on February 20, 2017 - Family Day, we're encouraging you to do three things: 1....

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As often happens, we suddenly found ourselves in a parenting situation that should be easy but wasn’t. Parenting Power was...

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2014-11-04T13:58:30+00:00

Blythe and Dave – Calgary

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2014-11-04T14:03:15+00:00

Katie B

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I felt upset, disappointed, and embarrassed. Nobody had prepared me as a Mom to deal with situations when my child...

Janice, Calgary

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2014-11-04T14:07:20+00:00

Janice, Calgary

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2014-11-04T14:17:26+00:00

Jacqueline and Sam, Calgary

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No more tantrums!

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Janet, Calgary

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2014-11-04T14:19:26+00:00

Janet, Calgary

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Katie and David, Calgary

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2014-11-04T14:21:19+00:00

Katie and David, Calgary

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2014-09-03T20:28:10+00:00

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